Poxy Halfords spray paint...

Has anyone else had the misfortune to use Halfords own brand of aerosol
spray paints on their bike? After hours our painstaking care i got a mirror
finish on my Z's tank. Had new decals made and fitted, and finished the job
with their clear laquer. This was two months ago so the paint was well
hardened. I filled the tank the other day and not surprisingly a dribble or
two ran across the tank. Literally a minute or two later i noticed the paint
begining to blister where the petrol had ran. What a bag of shite! It
doesn't mention not being petrol resistant. And considering it's called an
auto paint one would have assumed it would be reasonably tolerant to the odd
spillage. Let me know if you've had a similar experience and whether it's
worth trying to get Halfords to cough up a few quid for my massive
inconvenience.

 

aerosol.................................

I used some a few years back when I was respraying the tank of an old GS550.
The stuff just never seemed to harden properly. Some months after spraying
it I ended up with a nice pattern embossed in the top of the tank from the
underside of a tank bag.

Not suprising they chose monkeys to star in their adverts, the staff
probably weren't up to it .

 

The amusing thing is that they weren't monkeys, which seems to show
that even their advertising people are shite

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I was thinking Chimps and typed monkeys - probably the same mental process
that led to me buying their paint in the first place.

 

Aye, but their tagline specificaly referred to monkeys

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Long tale of woe and outrage sniped

Well, you could chuck it to uk.legal for their views too but I gotta say
"Yeah, for sure you should". They've sold a product that's clearly not
able to stand up to a foreseeable, normal for the things use event so QED
its not up to the job / not fit for the purpose sold ...... your claims not
for the can of spray, its the consequential loss - the cost of having a
competent person respray your tank and loss of the amenity (yer bike while
its sprayed). Innit?

FWIW Mate of mine bought a Halfords roof rack, stuck it atop his cage and
fkd off down the motorway with his kayak on the roof. Despite being all
attached properly the thing came off, damaged the car the rack and the
kayak. Halfords shelled out for the lot. In fairness to them, they did a
reasonable /sensible level of enquiry, satisfied themselves it wasn't a try
on, then didn't quibble about paying out.

Do check the can doesn't say 'Will go to ratshit when wetted with petrol"
before writing to them.

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Nidge
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bits of CB500S in Norwegian Parrot blue. BOTAFOT#63

'Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand'.
Homer (Simpson).

 

Wasted hours on the MZ with that shit, managed to get some Comma stuff
which was good. Two of the tins of black halfords shit wouldn't stop
spraying, which pissed me off.

Years ago I bought a humbrol spray gun which uses gas canisters and a
jam jar to hold the paint, it was great, anyone know if they still do
them?

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, martinski said:

Never done a bike with it but a few years back (about 15) I sprayed an
entire Mk2 Escort in Halfords spray paint; I spent absolutely bloody
ages preparing it, rubbing the old stuff down / off, priming and rubbing
it down again to make it smooth (I almost kept it grey, it looked very
good).

Anyway, I then spent a weekend spraying it red and black; I had no
problems with petrol, stone chips or weathering...

*Then* I decided to jet wash it one day; Whole chunks, or should they be
sheets? came away.

To say I was miffed doesn't really do it.

I ended up buying some more cans in various colours and some mates and I
went to work on it and covered the thing in graffiti.

 

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:03:08 -0000, "martinski"

It's always been shit.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
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FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

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YZF 600
SRX 400

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk

 

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I'm sure that they or someone else does, try a model shop. Then go to
a carbody/spayshop, having prepped-up your tank (meticulously - don't
forget to spirit wipe everything at least twice...) and have some
paint made up from a swatch. Get some laquer and hardener while you
are there. Ask for advice, write it down, don't miss any steps out.
The materials won't be cheap, but with care, the results won't look
cheap either... For a full step by step guide, e-mail me your phone
no. and I'll talk you through the process.....
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O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

 

I've used my Dad's proper tackle [1] before on metallic paint and twin
pack, its great for big jobs, but even he liked these little guns for
patching up. Shame I live as far as I do from him now, it was great
getting my cars fixed for free or doing the work myself with the
proper tools and knowing he was there to help.

[1] ex-machanic with a mother of a compressor, assorted spray guns and
other useful air tools.

 

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....Having all the right tools and an expert on hand... makes even the
biggest jobs possible...
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O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----